Democracy Now! April 13, 2012

April 13, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

Months after Zuccotti Park eviction, Occupy Wall Street springs up outside New York Stock Exchange. SDS founder and veteran activist Tom Hayden talks about participatory democracy, from Port Huron to Occupy Wall Street. Arizona teacher Sean Arce is fired in the latest crackdown on an acclaimed Mexican-American studies program. And, despite praise and permission, a Detroit teacher is fired for helping students’ Trayvon Martin fundraiser. Plus headlines and more.

In This Video

Ethnic studies in the United States, is the interdisciplinary study of racialized peoples in the world in relation to ethnicity. It evolved in the second half of the 20th century partly in response to charges that traditional disciplines such as anthropology, history, English,... Explore this topic

Shooting of Trayvon Martin

The shooting of Trayvon Martin took place on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Trayvon Martin was an African American teenager who was shot and killed by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, a man of mixed ethnicity (Latino and white American). Martin, who was unarmed, had been... Explore this topic

Mexican American

Mexican Americans are Americans of full or partial Mexican descent. As of July 2011, Mexican Americans make up 10.8% of the United States' population with over 33,558,000 Americans listed as being of full or partial Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 64.6% of all His... Explore this topic

John Huppenthal

John Huppenthal is the current Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction. His political career includes serving as City Councilman, State Representative, and State Senator. Huppenthal was also a Senior Planning Analyst for Salt River Project. Explore this topic

Pontiac Academy for Excellence

Pontiac Academy for Excellence is a K-12 public charter school located in Pontiac, Michigan. Pontiac Academy for Excellence was established in 2000. The school is located at 196 Cesar E. Chevez Ave., Pontiac, Michigan 48343. Pontiac Academy for Excellence opened its doors in t... Explore this topic

Hoodie

A hoodie is a sweatshirt with a hood. They often include a muff sewn onto the lower front, a hood, and a drawstring to adjust the hood opening, and may have a vertical zipper down the center similar to a windbreaker style jacket. Explore this topic

Teacher

A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students. The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain spec... Explore this topic

Hispanic and Latino Americans

Ibericii și latinoamericanii din Statele Unite ale Americii sunt o minoritate etnică din Statele Unite ale cărei persoane provin din America Latină sau Peninsula Iberică, respectiv acele persoane care sunt vorbitoare de limba spaniolă sau portugheză. În urma recensământului di... Explore this topic

Also See

Occupy Wall Street

Politics of the United States

Occupy movement

Watch Next

1:59

Thousands March Against Chicago School Closures

Al Jazeera English | Mar 28

Thousands of teachers in the third-largest US city of Chicago are protesting against plans to shut down schools in poor neighborhoods. The city's c...